Robert Shorrock The Myth of Paganism (Taschenbuch)

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Titel: The Myth of Paganism
Zustand: Neu
Subtitle: Nonnus, Dionysus and the World of Late Antiquity
Autor: Robert Shorrock
Produktart: Taschenbuch
ISBN-10: 0715636685
EAN: 9780715636688
ISBN: 9780715636688
Verlag: Bristol Classical Press
Genre: Literary Criticism
Thematik: Philosophy & Spirituality
Erscheinungsdatum: 07.04.2011
Description: Traditional and still prevalent accounts of late antique literature draw a clear distinction between ‘pagan’ and ‘Christian’ forms of poetry: whereas Christian poetry is taken seriously in terms its contribution to culture and society at large, so-called pagan or secular poetry is largely ignored, as though it has no meaningful part to play within the late antique world. The Myth of Paganism sets out to deconstruct this view of two contrasting poetic traditions and proposes in its place a new integrated model for the understanding of late antique poetry. As the book argues, the poet of Christ and the poet of the Muses were drawn together into an active, often provocative, dialogue about the relationship between Christianity and the Classical tradition and, ultimately, about the meaning of late antiquity itself. An analysis of the poetry of Nonnus of Panopolis, author of both a ‘pagan’ epic about Dionysus and a Christian translation of St John’s Gospel, helps to illustrate this complex dialectic between pagan and Christian voices.
Sprache: Englisch
Herstellungsland und -region: GB
Höhe: 234mm
Länge: 156mm
Gewicht: 310g
Buchreihe: Classical Literature and Society
Title Format: Taschenbuch

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